The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-24 00:00:00

MARKET io ly y AND COIIMEILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Affiirs continue quiet in discount circles. The . 111t8 of the public must either be exceedingly 1 1111 ted o r e l se t h ey are k ee ping their bills back in I the; hop e o f gett i ng t h em nego ti a t e d a t cheaper at e B bef ore many d ays are over. The demand to day for monetary assistance has been less than t he recent average, which has been very restricted. c to (t P i tal, however, is abundant, but the quotations Yet Continue at 7 per cent. for three months' vaPer. 140 failure has been reported of Messrs Ford, v tini s) find Curtis, ship provision mercha nts and g en eral shippers, of the Minories. So far as can at r e sent be estimated, the liabilities are £lOO,OOO, nothing of an authentic character is stated vont the assets. Mr James D. Thomson (Messrs. Thomson, Wat ,4l and Co., St. Peter's-chambers , C ornhill, three , Of the European Balk, and Mr J. W. Ho ll a nd, i' lre ctor of the Provincial Banking C or p oration, e "ejoined the board of the Aberaman (late Craw agaY Bail e y' s ) Iron Works. More than the ent ire vipital has been applied for. 4 ecounts from Constantinople to the 13th inst. state that the Government has abandoned the pro- Peltd new issue of Consolides. The Serghis of 16 / e ars, which carried 6 per cent. interest, and 20 per ne llt. sinking fund, are to be converted into Schims neari ng 5 per cent. interest, without any sinking f und. The " Schim" is a Treasury debt, and the b onds are merely certificates, having no resemblance 'whatever to those of the Consolides. A. slight downward tendency took place in the foreign exchange yesterday afternoon, `1•W0 O'CLOCK. The English Stock Market, after recovering the ?actional depreciation which occurred yesterday, has continued to present a firm aspect. The uhda have been well maintained , Console bein g BB i 89 for money, and 891- / for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88-} I ; 'chequer Bills, 255. to 155.; India 5 per Cents., 1133 1 104 k; and the Bonds, 15s. die. Spanish Securities continue to attract chief at% 'ention in the Foreign Market, where there is more animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862 , are 70 ; Coneolides, 601 ; Mexican, 288 ; do. New, 6 1 - '; Greek, 231 ; Spanish Passive, 30 1 4 ; do. u ertificates, 13'1 ; and the Confederate Loan, 78 1 791. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has Prevailed, and prices generally show an upward t endency. Great Northern A stock, North Western, and South Eastern have each improved Brighton Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, " s righton and Midland each ss. ; while London, C hatham, and Dover and South Western have each declined 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive 'Without any material change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dull and prices have remained without change of im portance. Alliance Bank, however, have improved to 614 ; London Engineering Company shares are Toted Ito 2 prem. ;. Maritime Credit, 24 13r etn.; and Natal Investment, 4 to 1 prem. .. . BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. , G OVER:II4EIIT FUNDS. , _, .. . ° Per Cent. ConFols . : ... .. `• .......... 89 81- 9 , Do Account, A u g. 8 ................ 891 * ~, 6 per Cent. Reduced .................. 88k i New 3 per Cent. .................. 8 8 1 it a ~ e w 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891... ..... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 ............ Aram:ties, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880.. Do f or 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885... -- Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. 21 15 26 Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO .. sank England Stk, 51 per Ct. — Do Account.. — INDILN GOVER NME NT SECURITIES. 4 4dia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 210 12 Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 1 )0 Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. ISSB — Do Certificates Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — Do 4i pet Cent. — Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. •—• Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1572 .. Do 5i per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - D•J BondsZl,ooo — Do under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian 5 per Cent ........... Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 1863 zuenos Avres 6 per Cent ( Ulan 6 per Cent. Do 4} per Cent ............... Colonibiaa 6 per Cent BO Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 4 ' quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - Do, Provisonal Land Warrant — vanish 3 per Cent., 1825 —, .. Do 5 per Cent, 1864 gYptian 7 per Cent.. lO2l Do, Second Issue - __ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Do Account Do Coupons Do Account.... Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do 1839 and 1859 ....... Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway; 72 Ainxican 3 per Cent .......... — Do Account Do 1864........ Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Du 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die Ditto Scrip, £23 paid — bloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent. --- Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 44 per Cent — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .. . ... — Do 44 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account 794 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. Do Account .. 47i Russian. 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4i per Cent., 1850 .. 8111 Do 1860 — Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, LIO paid 3 i Pm Sardi than ti per Cent D'J Account 5179 nish 3 per Cent 'Jo Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive 0- Do Account bpsnish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6 O paid — pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 • Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 18bS Do Account 72k Po £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 ti. .Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 1863 • er Cent. Do Guaranteed, 4 p Venezuela 3 per Cent. ... ' Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account ...................• b 7 i Do Scrip £45 paid ...••••• in 161 tk 91 i dis Dividends on the abo ve payable London Austrian, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. Do Account. ....................... Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f. ........ ^- Dutch 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull ........ Do 4 per Cent. Certificates .......... 99 Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do Account French Rentes, 2 per Cent . 'Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pielinontese, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 25f -- TIIREE O'CLOCK Console Money Do Account... THE ALBERT INSTITUTE OF DUNDEE.—A meet iog of the shareholders of the Albert Institute Com pany was held in Dundee on Monday, for the purpose of approving the plans prepared by Mr George Gilbert Scott for the building ; Mr W . E. Baxter, MX., in the chair. The report of the directors recommending the adopti o n of the plans having been read, Sir David E. Baxter moved its adoption, and in the course of his remarks stated that he was prepared to give £3,000 and an additional subscription, in order to assist in having the building erected according to Mr Scott's plan, which will involve a greater cost than the directors at first contemplated. The motion approving the plans was unanimously carried, and it is expected that the work will ba commenced shortly, SUARE MARKETS—This day. LAM Closing , Rail Ways. Paid. Price. 2.14.! Bir., Wol., end Str. Val) at I Blythe and Tyne. 10 I liost.,Sicat.,andllid.C;, st :Bristol and Exeter st ,Caledonian . ....• 60 (Cork and Bandon 20 'CortiWal 10 Do A I zeta no di' j 10 Do. B 1 till Ope. . pan haF been pa id to P. 50 ;Dublin & Belfast Jun,. 25 !Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. st ,Edinburgli & Glasg,oNl. st Olasg. and S. Western) st ( : ‘ , reatEastern, Ord. stl: at Ditto A stock Ist Ditto East Anglian St at GreatNorthot Scotlani! at Great Northern st Do A stock st Do B do at 'Gt. S. and W. of Irelan st }Great Western st I Do Str Val gua. stool, st ,Lancashire & Yorkshir , at (London and Blackwal I st Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast at ILon., Chat., and Dove! at Lou. & North Western at Lon. & So'.th Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do t sharea... ..... at Metropolitan at Midland Do New at Do Binning. & Derby 60 Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanc: 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Rent .. 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwio k 25 Do, G.N.E. purchas, at Do Leeds at Do York et Do Carlisle stNorth London I 1 0 Do New i o .l6.4:North Staffordshire 10 IN. and S. W. Junction. at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock at Do Scot. Mid. stook 10 !Shrewd. and Welehpoo at ;Shropshire Union at !South Devon ... .. at South Eastern st 'South Wales et IS. York. and River Dun 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. 25 ,Stookton & Darlington 25 89 48 126 127 Do Do New, 18OG !t Taff Vale ,O Do B 0 Do C Uleter 25 Do 2.10 Do at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and rim st Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall st W. Hartlepool Har. & R at West Midland -Oxford st Do Newport at Do Hereford 32 16 8) 112 47 17 91 48 7 74 132 13t 146 148 131' t 33 90 92 Goi 71 1161 1171 66 63 10t iO3 90 42 116 i 117 98 89 6i (6 /13i 136 186} 107 IG9 54; 65i 25i 164 105 A 106} 57 59 35 17 88i EBl 101 103 7 8 376 386 106 11 0 6 8 165 170 6 7 I 3 k p ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUfi.S. Business done. 47} 7 69i 70i 117 * 1301 7 P 108 7 1051 6 51 Olt 93 i 36 89 82 i 1023 i 403 1 li6i 17 16i 08 851 6 7 64 68 93 ti 126 129 _4 1 76 78 10,5 11 125 130 39 41 101 103 34 36 SIONS. Closing Price. 58 60 101 102 dig p 51 71 81 75 80 75 60 75 BO 97 9) 94 98 102 104 101 102 19f 20} 19f 20} 19 2) 71 73 CO 63 65 67 55 57 48 5! 43 45. 27 29 26 28 162 103 par 4;' 101 VVOr lit 1,1 f; 89 91 82 81 d in 99 3 / 4 100; 03 05 90 92 CO G 2 3 5 82 84 1001 104 994 7004 ;d par 9) 1001 94 96 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU LIMES. BRITISH POSSE hark Railways 00 It'antic &St Lawrcno , k 4Bom.,Baroda,t.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent . 20 Do. New . . 20 Do. E. Shares ~...4. 20i Bu halo and Lase Huron 10 Do. Preferonoe I Buffalo,Brant s &Godricl) 00 p. ct. bds. Attg. 1,18% 100 Do. do. J tidy 1,187.7 'OO Do. do. June 1, 18:i at Cleutta.& S. Eastn. (Lin, at Cape Town & Dock Seri; tack East% Bengal gu. 6 p. took East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. Cr Ext..... 20 Do. do. H do. .. took Grand Trunk of Canada 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. 100 Do. do. deferred...... 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. 100 Do. do. deferred...... 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... 100 Do. do, deterred...... 100 . Do. 4th Pref. stook. 100 Do. do. deferred....„ tock GLlndiarentn.gua.sp.c SO . Do. New gua. sp. Do. January, 1862 .. stook Gt. Sonth.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent.' 104 Gt. W. of Canada Sharet. 20i Do. New .. • 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.... 10 Indian Branch Limited stook Madras.. guar., 5 p. o. stook Do. 41 p. O. Extension stock De.4y d 0...... I 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension.' stock Ilelb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnda. 50 \lelb. & liobson's Bay. 100 Do. 7p. C. slortg. Bds. SO Newlirl7l3.lWlOk it Can& Class A and B. N. Itl.C'das pc Ist pf bds stock Scinde ........ • • stock Do. De1hi........ I 20 Do. i t at Do. Puninub x Do. Do. ........ , stook Do. Indus. St. Ielo.) Paid.' all 100 7i all all all 100 (100 100 2 all .).06 6 p.c.J a. &Jut) - 1877-S1 . ..... 100 06 99 Do. Ip. c. Feb. & Aug 100 06 99 964 Do. op. o.Mar. & Sept 100 98 102 100 Do. .5 p. c. Jan.&July DC 84 86 Do. 5 I nesribed stool, 100 84 86 iCapeG.llope, 6 p c,1873 100 104 101 i Do.Ap s. Oct. 1810 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 1(8 110 1099 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 106 103 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 (Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 103 105 1039 3 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 I')4 .107 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&July 100 97 100 Do. 6u. c.Ap. & Oot. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 0., 18ut 100 06 98 Du. sp. c.,18Y1 to 1.,•:,W 100 96 08 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 96 08 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 !NOT& SCOUR Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 99 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 101 104 Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 103 107 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. io 6 p.c. An. /ZOots lOO 109 110 1091 BRITISII MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 9 id jlllTord Amalgamated.. 20 32 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 580 600 685 79 Eat Babsett(lllogan).. 30 08 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... '014.0 271 281 ~,71 9 - East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 8 89 - E. W . l Russel (Tavistk. 8.13.0 5 59 Ga.m.&St.AubynEGwert 581 , 5 7 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 2 29 24 G. Wheal Voralelston 40 27 29 289 iirenville Iler,d's-Foot 8.12 38 40 331 Elingston Downs 4.18.0 3 49 Lady Bertha 3largaret (tiny Lelant 99 8 10 11arke Valley.. 4 Nlyudy Iron Ore (Lim. 29 19 16 New Setun l 9l 75 85 North Downs 3 19 11 Basset(illo_Tan 3.1.0 26 3 - North Wheal Crolty 2.6.9 3 32 Var Con sole (6t. Blaze) Providence (Uny Lelnt., 10.0.7 41 42 iouthCaradon(St.Cleer 19 480 500 'S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. •i.Wheal Fran. (Illo;, - r,an 18.1R.9 429 474 ,Stray Park CarnarSilv.& Lead Olin. - fin Crott 9 18 13 19 West Basset (Illogan) l9 9 10 • W CI radon (Liskeard, 9 12 14 West L-7eton Wheal Basset (Illogan, 59 92 15 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 20 25 - Wheal Kitty (ti.Lelant) 2.0.6 - I WhealLuckott Wheal Mary Ann pen ) 8 14 16 I'Vheal Seton 589 210 215 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 19 2 PREFERENCE 'SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent.. 114 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref.; 96 Mid .Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 123 NortlVEastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., N I North Staffordshire, 22 It 2 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pf., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., 61 LINES LEASED A T FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent.. 111 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco dim.) gua. 7 per cent., 151 16 FOREIGN LURES. Cape Copper, Um., lOf St. John del Rey (11m.), 36 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's (lim.), Ditto, issued at 30 pm., of which 15 is pd., 35 Albion, 5i I &illance (Inn.), 614 II Ditto, new, 551 Anglo-Italian, Um., 5} Australasia, 74 Bank of British Columbia, 101 Bank of Egypt,' 271 1 / Bank of London. 165 44 0/ Brazilian and Portuguese, lint., 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 37 City, - 128i 304 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 Continental, lim., 161 English, Sco!ch, and Australian Chartered, 20i Imperial Bank (lint.), 351 1 Imperial Bank of china, India,:and Japan, Imperial Ottoman, 17 17 International B , nk, lim., 19 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 5} London Chartered Bank of Australia, 244 London and County, 744 London and 11 estminster, 97 8 Merchant Bank, lim., 28 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 18 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 258 National Provincial of England, Ditto, ditto, 395 9; Oriental Bank Corporation. 59 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 124 13 South E tstern, lim., 10 Union of London„sl4 2 DOCKS. Southampton, 60i MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union, Insurance, 81 1 Discount Corporation, 19i Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 31 E .glish and Australian Copper, Fore-street Warehouse, lim., ti a Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, 11m., cj 7 6] Home and C Aortial A ssurance, lim , 6 Humber Iron Wo7ks, 21 Imperi ,1 Mercantile Credit A sso., Urn., ga International Financial ~ociety, lim., 9a International Land Credit, lira., Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7 Land Securities, Lin. , 5 I London Financial Association, Um., 21 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1864. MISCELL AN EOUS—Continued. M idras Irrigation and Canal,,— Ditto (ail). 19h Milwall Iron Works. 47, ; National Discount Company, lira., ISi Ditto, new, 131: National Steam Navigation, Km., 12 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira., Ditto (£1), 1* A Oriental Financial, him., 3 , 1 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 6 i 47, Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., ._ •~ C.-2V 4FM /-!'"•4s' HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, August 23. The Queer, drove out in the morning of yester day, and again in the afternoon. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day, SHERIFF'S COURT. THE COMPENSATION MANIA.-.-SINGULAD, POINT IN LAW OF EJECTMENT.-MEACOCK V. MONLER , This was a writ of ejectment in which the plaintiff sought to recover possession of certain premises, Mr Kemp (instructed by Mr T. Beard) appearing for defendant. Plaintiff formally proved that defendant had been a tenant paying a weekly rental, and that due notice to quit had been given, Mr Kemp inquired if there had not been an agreement ? Plaintiff—Yes, but it has expired. His Honour directed plaintiff to produce it, and it was found to be unstamped, but the terms were a letting for a twelvemonth, the rent to be paid weekly, and plaintiff said there was no other agreement in existence. Mr Kemp then urged that if defendant had occupied under this agreement and cmtinued occapation without any further agreement, the terms ct the present tenancy must be governed by the previous contract. HisHonour said that the agreement was unstamped, and he could not look at it, but he was inclined to think that where the rent was paid weekly the usual notice would be , sufficient. Mr Kemp was anxious to have a case for the Court above. The point was of importance and might affect the rights of defendant. It would seem that these premises were rtquired by the corporation , and they only wanted to get defendant out in order to get fuller compensation for him self. 11's Honour considered that if defendant was allowed to remain he would probably receive but small compensation as a tenant under a tenant. M r Kemp urged that defendant would get something, and therefore ought to have the full benefit of the law. Plaintiff said that the corporation had settled with him, and he should not ba beneficed at all in that quarter by ch-- fendant's turning out. If the rent was guaranteed defendant could remain. Defendant said that he had offered the rent [Plaintiff— Atter this action), and that plainEff had distraintd execs stvely, for which an ac tion had bee n brough t. His Honour ultim atel y allowed th e case to stand over for defendant to stamp the agreement if necessary. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO CAB DuivErts.—Wm. Henry Jay, pro prietor and driver of cab 11,684, appeared before Mr Tyr• whitt to answer two complaints made by Mr Bernardo Goldshede, of Oakley-square, Camden -town—the first of unlawfully refusing to carry him, end the second of ne glecting to deliver a ticket when required to do so. Mr B, Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the complainant; and a solicitor, whose name did not transpire, for the de- fendant. It appears that Mr Goldshede, who is suffering from lameness and walks with a stick, got into the defendant's cab at Oakley-square, Camden-town, and told him to drive to Chelsea. The defendant proceeded on his journey, and when near Bruton-street Mr Goldshede requested him to drive faster. This de fendant did for a shortas g out of distance; but hison Mr Goldshede G y ol a d nd shewdeasfinndoitngprtohceeeddeinfegndbay the n direct route, liet was expostulated with him. The defendant then pulled up in Bruton-street, and refused to carry Mr Goldshede any further, and Mr Goldshede was obliged to walk to Picca dilly before he could get another cab, and through the de fendant's conduct nearly lost an important engagement. After hearing the defendant's solicitor, Mr Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. and costs for re fusing to carry Mr Goldshede. The complaint of not giving a ticket was then gone into, and it appeared that when the defendant refused to carry Mr Geldshede any farther Mr Goldshede asked him for a ticket, which fcr some time he refused, but subsequently gave one which did not tally with the cab number. The defendant's solicitors explained that the defendant was the proprietor of other cabs, and had by mistake brought out the tickets bearing the number of another of his cabs. Mr Tyrwhitt said the defendant was bound to have the proper tickets, but as the one given had found him,'he would only fine him ss. and edits: WESTMINSTER. 'POVERTY AND CRIME. —Mary Gosaney, a middle-aged woman of creditable appearance, was charged with begging. Sergeant Hornblow, 4 B, said that at 5 o'clock yesterday evening he saw the defendant in Eccleston square. She begged of a gentleman. 'She asked him to relieve her as she was in great distress. She followed and asked him ag ain. She had some ittsees in her hand. Witness fol lowed her into High-street, where she met another gentle man, and accosted h im, and he gave her a halfpenny. She then followed two other gentlemen, when witness took her into custody. The defendant said she was not a beggar, a fact which the magistrate might satisfy himself of by inquiry of her landlord, who was in attendance. Her husband was a cos- LirMonger, but; having caught a severe cold five weeks ago, was affected with so severe a hoarseness that he was unable at present to obtain a living in the streets In order to support her husband and little family of children she had done different little job.: of needlework, and failing to pro cure further employment, !bought it better to buy some matches and sell in the street than starve, and that was all she was doing. Mr Arnold — T he officer says you were begging ; you were following different gentlemen. Defendant —To sell my matches. Mr Arnold —The officer says not; you asked a gentle- man to relieve you. Defendant —B y bu y in g m y matches, I meant. Mr Arnold —If you followed and importuned persons trid o b u y your matches until they gave you a penny to get of you, it would be begging in another form. Let mo hear your landlord. Thomas Noke, the landlord, said the defendant had dono needle-work as described, her husband being so hoarse that he could not hawk his goods. Mr Arnold—What has his hoarseness to do with his hawking his goods ? 2 little things for Witness—He can't holly cut , and therefore it's no good his having ge ode to sell in the ; and so she's obliged to do the best she can. S he made 50 1 my wife last week to pay her rent. Mr. Arnold said that as defendant did not amts., a regular beggar he should discharge her, which he au. with a caution. • to bo TIiA.NLES. TDB LADIES' CLUB.—Mrs Catherine Jones, of No. 5, Y, name before Mr Pa g et this for a warrant against Mary Ann secretaryof the the "Star of the East Total Three-mill - lane , r oob e ndt on-nreng: the Abstinence la askedneSisters , l 3 of r h oru m le Progress, Tent No. 2 ," held at Ti nion cottage, Union - street, Whiteohapel, for refusing to pay her 30s and 2s costs, or reinstate her as a member. Th e applicant was a member of the society, which con sisted entirely of women, and was excluded on very insuf ficient grounds. Mr Paget ordered the secretary to reinstate her, or pay her 30s and 2s costs. In default Mrs Condon was to be imprisoned seven days in the House of Correc tion. Mrs Jones now stated that the secretary would not p a y ,he money or reinstate her as a "sister," but was very and said she would not obey the insolentmagistrate'sand ti order, but would go to prison fcr seven days. There had been a good deal of litigation in the society, and other members had been excluded at the caprice of the secretary. Mr Paget said the law would be too strong for Mrs Condon. I le directed a minute of the order to be served i on the secret ar y , and fit was not obeyed a warrant would o aand Louden T dth eoerid') beingo' issue. ROBBERY IN THE LONDON Docx.—Jacob Asser, an eldeily man, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with stealing lib of raw coffee. , and in the employ of the cisokocukyeeCrsterday afternoon with the other labourers , searched, a pound of raw coffee was found in o is rap a an l y ab f o o u r re i t; years, He was coming out his cap by Francis Andus, a gatekeeper. He was asked by the gatekeeper where he obtained the coffee, and he said he picked it up on the floor where he was employed. Mr S oddart, on the part of the prisoner, said he had really found the coffee as represented, and made an appeal for mercy on the ground of the prisoner's long services and the trifling value of the property, Mr Paget said value was not the test. It was necessary that property to which hundreds daily had access should be protected. No cases gave him greater anxiety and distress than these wretehed little robberies committed by dock labourers. If he was to listen to appeals for mercy he should encourage theft. He sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Tw o MEN DROWNED IN THE S EVERN .—On Sunday evening, William Ryan, nailer, aged 4 5 . and John Williams, aged 18, were gathering nuts from the bushes which overhang the banks of the Severn, near to Shrewsbury, for which purpose they got into a coracle, a kind of smaa tu b-shape' boat used by fl-- Y -fishers, and very diffi c ult to manage. For some time th ey naviga ted the corac le safely, but on e of the men was s een to grasp sud denly at a bush which was thickly covered with nuts, and the sudden jerk overbalanced the frail craft, and both men were immersed in the water. Oa coming to the surface one was seen to seize hold of the other, when they both sank and rose no more. The bodies were soon recovered. Ryan has left a wife and six children, and Williams is the third member of his family who has met a violent death. !OWE RTISEMENT.I —Honoway's Pills.—Enjoyment of Lilo.—When th e blood is pure, its circulation p e rfect, and the nerves in good o rder, we are well. These p ills p ossess a marve ll o us power in secur in g these g r eat secrets of health by purifying, regulating, and strengthening the l u ids and ills can be confidently recommen ded sohds. Hotloway's p to all persons suffering from disordered digestion, or worried by nervous fancies or neuralgic pains. They correct acidity and heartburn, dispel sick headache, quicken the action of 'he liver, and act as alteratives and gentle aperients. The weak and delicate take them without fear. Holloway's pills are eminently serviceable to invalids of irritable con stitution, as they raise the action of every organ to its natu ral standard, and universally exercise a calming and seda tive influence. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. (From the Special Correspondent of the HAMBURG, Aug. 21. There are great rejoicings in Germany about the forthcoming interview between the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria. "The visit of the King of Prussia to Vienna," say the papers, "is an event of the highest significance, as setting forth the glorious results of the union between the two Powers, and as strengthening the conviction, which is rapidly gaining ground everywhere, even in Prussia, that this union constitutes the most solid security for the peace of Europe and for the inde pendence of Germany." I have never forgotten the shrewd remark of en old French diplomatist at Frankfort, at the time that Austrian and Prussian battalions were on the very point of turning their bayonets against each other's breasts at the close of the convulsions of 1848. "Do not let all the din of arms disturb you," he said, "it is as impossible for Austria and Prussia ever seriously to fall out as to come to a real cordial understanding. Their mutual jealousy is too strong for friendship, but their fear is too great for enmity." The position of 1848 is not materially altered in 1864. Then as now Prussia was as near the attain ment of absolute supremacy, or at least political leadership (hegemonie), in Germany as circumstances could ever bring her. Then as now she quailed be fore extreme measures which could bring her into collision with Austria, and sued for that entente corthale with the emulous Power which alone can "give Germany union and independence." If a rendezvous between the two Sovereigns or a conversation between the two Ministers can lead to any plausible settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein business, but little, if any, opposition need be ap prehended on the part either of the Bund or of the minor Powers, either of the people of the Duchies, or of the German nation at large. It does not seem likely that, with the consent of Austria, Prussia can work out her intent of en absolute and immediate annexation of Schleswig-Holstein and Lauenburg to her monarchy. M. de Bismark must have seen the impracticability of that undertaking, and must be ready to abandon it. We shall therefore, in all probability, have the thirty-seventh German State a new member of the Confederacy, consisting not only of Holstein and Lauenburg, which already belonged to it, but also of Schleswig, which must be embodied with it by virtue of the " in dissoluble bond which makes it one with Hol stein." By relinquishing her hopes of ter ritorial acquisition, Prussia will all the more strenuously insist upon the extension of her pre tectorate over the helpless now Duchy; she will retain all its military and naval power in her hands, and she will so far exercise the high police over the new community as to prevent its becoming the focus of German discontent, the trysting place of all plotters and adventurers. Only in this sense can we interpret the assurance given by semi-official organs that the intervtew between the two Monarchs of Prueaia and Austria wili secure "the peace of Europe and the indepen dence of Germany." I believe the saying of my French friend may be in so far modified, that those two Powers can never be cordially united, except for some evil purpose. They were tolerably unani mous in February last, when they conspired to gether to the spoliation of an inoffensive neighbour ; but their object was then not so much to strip Den mark, of two. or theee of her provinces, as to place themselves at the 'head of the great national m6Ve ment in Germany, whose aspirations were centred in Schleswig:J:lol4o,n, and. Bojo gain the mastery over it as completely to fruatrate and Crush - it. Thanks to the daring and dunning of the AusThio Prussian statesmen, and especially of M. von Bis mark, the plan has thriven beyond their most sanguine expectations. Austria and Prussia are masters of the situation, and so long as they keep together there is an end not only of the Band and the minor States, but also of the national aspirations of the unity of the great Fatherland. There is no doubt but Austria and Prussia (more especially the latter) have well divined the ten dencies of public opinion in this country ; they have known how to stoop to conquer it; they have by turns humoured it and snubbed it, so as finally to stultify and nullify it. When all has been said that may be said it is difficult to know what the German people really want ; difficult for the Germans themselves even more than for anybody else. Both the Italian and the German nations aspired to unity ; but in Italy unity was a pri mary condition of independent existence. That country was striving to shake off the yoke of a preponderant foreign Power; all her combined efforts were scarely sufficient to gain her the mastery over her destinies, and to maintain it. But Germany, although not altogether safe from invasion, has never been permanently subjected to foreign occupation. Perfectly secure from abroad, she is thoroughly at liberty to settle her internal concerns at her own pleasure. Her sovereigns are only strong by the consent of the people. They are utterly at the mercy of popular opinion. What ever Germany really wills is not to be withstood either by Austria or Prussia, by the minor kinglets and princes, or by the Bund ; it is not to be gain said by Europe. Somehow, one would feel incline to think that, as Germany is not, like Italy, in a condition to live by enity so she has no real inclination, no settled wish for • t t. A Gothic minster, or a quaint mediaeval town hall witiei" many gables, turrets, and pinnacles, would seem to be b 'i n edifice more in unison with the German mind, more in :eeeping with a German sky 1 Grecian temple or a and land, than a symmetric.: Palladian palace. Look wheeeet9r You list, you e veneration find in Germany a strong cons ervati: dread of for whatever is; a most praiseworthy .71w, levelling innovation; a hankering tenderness, for all that is individual, municipal, and local. I am somewhat convinced that whatever amount of unity the German people deemed to be good for themselves was never, could never be permanently withheld from them. So far as the Germans them selves have been willing to go, their Governments have invariably been fain to follow. But a love for the quaint, the grotesque, and the brusque seems to be innate in the German mind. What tyrant force or sovereign ca p rice, for instance, cone spires to keep up half-a-score of post-offices in these Free Cities of Hamburg and Lubeck ? When ever you wish to send a letter or a telegram, you must know whether you should apply at the Hano verian, the Swedish, the Danish, the Prussian, the Thurn, and Taxis, or any ot her office. All t hese postal establishments are in separate locali ties, keep different hours, and have a variety of special regulations; a stranger is easily distracted among them all : but to the merchants and bur gesses of these towns the . arrangement, seerne the moat natural and plausible in the world. A g ain, look at their currency ! Surely all this medley oi Prussian thaler and reichethaler, these courant marks and bank marks, these real coins, nominal coins, and ideal coins, this prodigious variety of fractions and multiples, are not the offspring of ruthless ab• solutisrn. It is not in Austria or in Prussia that a handful of money presents the most puzzling va riety of shillings, groschen, silbergroschen, kreutzer, ptennig, &c o such a mixture of dirty, smooth-worn, undecipherable, neither silver nor copper pieces. It is in these free towns especially that the imps from the mints of all ages and countries keep their perpetual sabbath. A luckless traveller is bewil dered by the change till he chooses to be fleeced rather than plagued; but the natives find it all well as it is; and if you ask when Germany is going to establish a unity of coinage you are answered by t h e rogue who chuck led at your perplexity are profited by it, "Ali when, indeed!' Such unity as the majority of the Germans deemed conducive to their advantage they know how to ask for. They never rested. till they obtained it. There is a custom league which secures an almost complete free commercial intercourse between all the States, with only two exceptions—Austria, who seems now bent to bring herself and all her non-Ger man provinces into the union, and these Hanseatic cities. It is especially in these " free" towns that all attempts at German unification are most strenu ously resisted. Talk to a Hambnrger about the reasonableness of foregoing the advente.ges of his Porto-Franco for the common good of German trading unity, and irg will answer that the entrance of his city into the Zollverein would brilug 'about the total ruin of his Freystaat. There was a time in which, whether obeying a spontaneous in ell. nation, or yielding to popular pressure, the ch.ief German Governments combined to bring about such a social order as would give tke country all the mental and material advantages of a compact come munity. The establishment of a common copy. right provided not only for literary unity, but also for an Almost absolute freedom of the press, inasmuch as the publications that were allowed in any sire le State practically acquired the right of unimps,dcd circulation throughout all the others. This fits rary league ought easily to have lcd to a united system of education ; but the local restraints agains t the free exercise of the learned and liberal professio, - ia,is so great that, far instance, a Prussian cannot .he graduated at Berlin or Bonn, unless he has stuch,.9d at least for two years in one of these universitiL s ; a Saxon must eat his two years' term at Leipsie, 84.,1. Those States who have no academical institutiono of their own, as, for instancy, the city of Lubeck, must come to some arrangement with one of their nei t ;ha boars; but, even in that case, the dread of assim lation of rights and interests is so great, that a Lubecker who studies at Berlin is not admitted to the free exercise of his profession in any part of Prussia, but is only graduated for Lubeck. No one will tell me that these inconveniences could not be done away with on the slightest inti. mation to that effect by the sound part of the population of the different States ; but the men who point out such peculiarities are very much astonished at any stranger presuming to describe them as evils. They telt you that the beauty, as well as the happiness of Germany, consists in the utmost development given to all local talents and energies by separate institutions; they are always ready to denounce the evils of centralisation, and point to England or France as instances of countries where a great centre like London or Paris absorbs all intellectual light no less than all material prosperity, leaving all the circumference in darkness and misery. There may be some truth in what they urge, and there were men in Italy who equally trembled for the fate of such minor centres as Florence, Parma, Bologna, Naples, &c., when the project of establishing the seat of government for the whole Peninsula at Turin or Rome was first entertained. But, in the first place, it is true union oe even unity is alto gether incompatible with decentralization ; it is not true that in England the capital has so utterly killed the provinces as it has in France; neither is it quite true that in Italy local well-being has been or will be sacrificed to the general welfare; but, were it even so, it would always be a cioice between two evils, and little would it profit the people of this country to have achieved the ruin of Denmark if they are so far as yet from obtaining a victory over them selves, over their narrow local predilections ; if the real object nearest to their heart was and is not to create one Germany, but to add more to the six and-thirty Germanics already in existence. The unity to which the Germans are said to aspire has been hitherto powerful enough for the injury of their neighbours, but it remains to be proved whether, even in their own judgment, it can work out any real good for themselves. The Harvest. DERBYSHIRE.—During the past week the weather has been very hot, and the corn has ripened rapidly. A good deal of rain fell on Sunday morning, and all descriptions of vegetation haye beßn greatly bene fited. Labourers are scarce, and additional bands are wanted to advance, the progress of, the harvest. A large breadth of wheat has been cut, and on the best soils the crops are exceedingly good in quality and quantity, but those on gravelly lands are irre gular. The ears are full in most cases, and the yield will prove a good one. The same remarks apply to barley. The crops are healthy and good. Oats vary much, and the crops are scarcely expected to be an average. The pea crop is good in every respect, but beans are very light, owing to the long drought. Turnips will turn out very bad, as also will mangel-wurtzel. LEICESTERSHIRE.—We have had suitable harvest weather since last week, and a great deal of corn has been secured in splendid condition. hi the neighbourhood of Hinckley farmers are very busy, and a large breadth of barley and oats has been safely housed. The wheat crops are falling fast to the scythe and the sickle. The scarcity of Irish reapers and the dryness of the season, cause farmers to adopt the plan of mowing their wheat crops instead of cutting them with the sickle. This system has been carried out generally, but opinions vary as to its utility. Around Burbage a large breadth of grain has been cleared with the patent reaping -machine, and, in some instances, farmers have finished and had their harvest supper. Owing to the long drought the pastures aro burnt up, and many agriculturists are obliged to fodder their cattle and take them long distances in order to obtain a supply of water. In the Loughborough district the wheat crops are very good, and the grain is of excellent quality on the loamy soils. On the light soils the crops are inferior both in quan tity and quality. Very little fault can be found with the barley crops, and the yield will be about an average. 0 Its in some places are indifferent, but the crops on the whole are good. Turnips will be very scarce. THE WEATHER AND THE HARVEST IN SCOTLAND. —Reports from the North of Scotland speak of singularly changeable weather as having prevailed there during the last fortnight. For a day or two at a time the cold would be intense, several falls of snow having in fact taken place in various parts of Aberdeen and other counties. These wintry manifestations would be succeeded by a few days of intensely hot weather. During the last few days, he 'Never, the weather appears more settled, and the ere;es as a whole are looking well. Scotland, Like most other parts of the island, has suffered severely from the drought, but wheat, oats, barley. turnips, and potatoes are said to be generally in a satisfactory condition. Harvesting operations have commenced in various quarters, and will be general in another week or two. THE CROPS IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES.—The wheat crop, which has now been almost all har vested, though not a largo one, is better than was expected, The quality is generally good. In some parts barley is still green, and would even now be considerably benefited by rain. Most of the acc ounts agree in eel: r esenting the yield to be below the average ; in most OBEs about 4 qrs. to 4i qrs. per acre. The quality of t:te grain differs much in the various localities. Of beans, peas, and root crops, with the exception of potatoes, the accounts a re very bad, showing al most a tote: failure, from t h e combined effects of drought , blight, and grub worm. The prospects of she e p -kee p dui in the W inter are certainly anything but cheering. If a thorough rain were to set in, the root crops mig:t recov er to a small extent, but not sufficiently to make even a middling crop. The effects of wet we ather upon the grace crops, however, cannot be over-estimated. The warmth of the soil, caused by the long continuance of heat, would force the plants, and soon change tho appearance of the burnt-up lands. Th e quality of the potatoes is good, though the bulbs are small for want ot moisture. It is worthy of n ote that flax, of which so much has been said lately, is the only crop of which we have an entirely satisfactory report. — Salisbury and TErincliedelnal• PEARL FISHING IN SCOTLAND.--In consequence of the long-continued drctight, the Earn bag been in a remarkably l ow state the whole summer, conside which hasble e nabled persons to prosecu te p earl fishing with ra success. At Innerpetiray and Colquhalzie pearls abound in the river and this season a good n umber have been found, ranging in value from to £2. A few days ago a young man discovered a pearl which has been pronounced to be worth £s.—Scotsman. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. —The first section of the railway from Ryde to Shanklin was opened for passenger traffic yester day. Eleven trains are to tun each way on week days, and two trains each way on Sundays. Coaches and omnibuses, under the manag em ent of the company, will complete the communication between Ventnor and the Shanklin station until the second section of the line from Shanklin to Vent • nor is opened. The completion of this labt work has been delayed owing to the dlEalties which have been met with in tunnelling through the high range of downs north ul Ventn')r. The Prince and Princess of Wales. Oa Thursday the Prince and Princess of Wales went deer-stalking in the Glen of Gelden, above Balmoral, and was successful in bringing down two very fine stags. Lord Hamilton and llajor Tees dale went grouse shooting, and had excellent sport. At two o'clock they had only bagged 11 brace, but before they came home in the evening they had killed 55 brace, 4 brace of hares, and a snipe. The Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Princess Mary of Cambridge, drove to the Falls of Guarawalt, by Balmoral, took luncheon at the falls, and drove from thence round by Invercauld, and returned home by the road north of the river Dee. In the evening the deer were shown to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Mary of Cambridge, by the usual way—the torchlight—Peter Robertson playing the pipes, when fcur of the stal wart ghillies, each with a torch, tripped the light fantastic toe, the prince, Lord Hamilton, Major Teesdale, and others heartily joining in. The prince and Major Teesdale wore kilts. His royal high ness looked remarkably well, and seemed to gratify the people by his appearance outside amongst them. On Friday the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite remained at home, with the exception of a ride out i❑ the atternoon. A ball took place in the evening, and invitations were issued on a very ex tensive scale. There were, besides the ladies and gentlemen of the prince's suite, Colonel Farquhar so❑ of Invercauld, Lieutenant Phipps and the Hon, Albert Phipps, Dr. Robertson, Mr. J. Begg, Loch■ nagar, and party, besides many of the tenantry on the estate of Balmoral and Abergeldie. The music was conducted by the Messrs. Blair and Thomson. Peter Robinson having opened the ball with a spring on the pipes, the dancing was kept up with strathspey, reel, country dance and jigs until a late hour in the morning; the Prince and Princess of Wales, as also the Princess Mary of Cambridge, and the ()alp members of the royal party joining heartily in the enjoyments. The prince, with his usual grace and condescension, mingled freely with the company, and danced frequently with his own servants, choosing his partners from amongst them. The whole proceedings went off with spirit, and to the satisfaction of all present. —Dundee Advertiser. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and sons are not expected to return to Bowood-park from Ire land before the middle of next month. The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda, according to letters received in town yesterday, were on a cruise in the Mediterranean, and had just arrived at Malta from Algiers.-- They proceeded to Algiers direct feow Queenstown. The Ear s l•of •Listowell was to leave his seat in Ireland in the early part of this week for a•tour of visits. The Earl of Po mis•anti the Hon. RobertbC. Herm but hove arrived at his lordship's shooting - box at Llymyn stun from Fowls Castle, and have hitherto had excellent sport at grouse shooting. The Earl and Countess De Grey, accompanied by the youthful Viscount Goderich, purpose to leave Carlton Gar Jens to-day for their seat Studley Royal, near Ripon, where the noble lord will pass a few weeks for relaxation from official labour. The Countess runlet has left her residence in Hanover-square for Raby Castle, where her ladyship will remain on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland. The Count and Countess Einsiedel and family have arrived at Long's Hotel. Viscount Palmerston, accompanied by the Right Hon. W. Cowper, M.P., left town yesterday for Tiverton Viscountess Palmerston left Cambridge House yesterday for Brackett Hall, Herta. Count Maffei has returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess Russell at Woburn Abbey, the scat of the Dake of Bedford. By the express command of her Majesty, Lady Lyndhurst has had a residence assigned to her for life at Hampton Court Palace. Lord Polwarth is at present residing at Mertoun House, St. Boswell's, Roxburghshirc. Lord and Lady Binning and family are now residing at Mellerstain House, Kelso. Tremendous Conflagration at Horton. This (Wednesday) morning, about 3 o'clock, the inha' tants of Hoxton-square were aroused from their slumbers by a loud cry of fire and the springing of policemen's rattles. In the course of a few minutes it was ascertained that the extensive range cf premises belonging to Mr J. Austin, patent line manufacturer, forming 1 and 2, George's Buildings, and 14, Hoxton-square, were in flames. The Royal Society's escapes and the engines of the parish, with those of the London Brigade and three of Shand and Mason's land steamers, were quickly in attendence ; but the flames had previously obtained too firm a hold to be easily extinguished, and in less than half an hour from the time the discovery was made, two warehouses in George's buildings, and one in lioxton-square, three storeys high, 90 feet long, and 42 feet wide, presented a general mass of flame. Great fears were then apprehended for the safety of the promisee belonging to Mr G. Simp son, fancy box maker, No. 15, Hoxton-square, as well as those of G. Moiris, No.lo, Royal Oak-walk, Pitfield-street, the sides and windows being already on fire. Under the direction of Mr Badges, the foreman of the A district, and a powerful body of officers and firemen, the engines were set to work from an abundanee of the New River Company's water;; but in spite of the three land steamers throwing each from 200 to 250 gallons of water per minute, at a working pressure of 80 to 100 lbs. on the square inch, the fire at one time threatened to annihilate every building near. The next and important thing sought to be accomplished by the brigade was to prevent the flames from consuming the surrounding property, and for that purpose the hose from the land steamers were so stretched out that the flames could be attacked at the four points, and that expedient was happily crowned with suc cess,, but the main body of flame in the three spacious warehouses confirmed to rise high into the air, and, although daybreak, the reflection could be seen from the Metropolitan bridge, whilst showers of sparks and large pieces of burn ing materials were drifted by the high wind over the entire district. By strenuous exertions on the part of the firemen the flames began to succumb and palpably diminish, and after the lapse of three hours they were extinguished. The total damage must be considerable fur the three warehouses before attended to were all but destroyed, and the ground floor of another one in the rear, but all communicating were consumed. The premises of Mr Simpson and Mr Morris are also damaged by fire and water. The origin of the fire, or whether the property was insured or not, could not be ascertained. THE SYDNEY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.—The Uni versity Library, Sydney, has been enriched by a present from the Queen. The Governor received by the mail a copy of the collected speeches of the Prince Consort, with an autograph from the Queen dedicating it to the Univer sity. His Excellency delivered this precious gift in person on the Ist of June, The Senate resolved, " That an address to her Majesty, expressive of their gratitude, should be pre pared by the Vice-Chancellor." The volume is bound in white vellum and gold, and stamped with the crest, motto, and name of the Prince Consort. In the first page are the following words written in the Queen's own hand :—" Pre sented to the Sydney University Library, in memory of her great and good husband„ by his broken-hearted widow. Victoria R. 1861." The book is to be preserved as a Royal • gift, in a box of oak and lined with purple velvet. CRYSTAL PALACE. FORESTERS' FETE. The capabilities of the Crystal Palace were never more severely tested than yesterday. The great day of the Foresters usually attracts from 60,000 to 80,000 persons. As may be supposed, the exceedingly unfavourable weather yesterday (it rained heavily from daylight till nearly 4 p.m.) deterred many thousand persons from being present. Not withstanding this drawback, however, upwards of 46,000 persons visited the Palace, and as nearly the whole of those were congregated within the building it may be imagined that it required occasionally careful management to contro such a mass of persons. The weather was far too stormy to permit Mr Coxwell making his promised balloon ascent. To accommodate the many thousands of visitors who had purchased t ck - ets beforehand, and were unable to make use of them yesterday, the directors of the Crystal Palace and ' the Crystal Palace Committee of the London United Dis trict of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and the Brighton Railway Company, have concurred in allowing Foresters' tickets for yesterday being available on Monday next, the 29ch August, on which day the fit; of the London Gym nastic Society, the French excursion, Mr Coxwell's balloon ascent, and other entertainments will also take place. Business don, Lott 1 t 1011 191 19 1 102 3 4~~~ ~~ :, SECOND EDITION. BUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE---This Day YORK RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) FILLY SAPLING STAKES. Siberia Physalis filly . Brioche Four ran. LONDESBOROUGH CUP. Stirrup Cup Queen of Trumps ?Skylark Mit teen ran. PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES. Gontran Wings of,the Wind Jupiter ... .• . 3 Six ran. RA WCLIFFE STAKES. Peeress East Lynn Approver Five ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. YORK RACES—Tms DAY. GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. Raglan .. .................................. (Morris) 1 Nemo ...... Despair East Lancashire ...................... (04.orne) 0 Welcome ............. ...(Fordham) 0 Gillie Callum .................. (Cranshaw) 0 Moulsey Highflyer's dam colt .. \Von by a head, same between second and third. Clown scratched at 2 15., l NINTH BIENNIAL STARES. The Duk. Windbound colt _ Four ran. GLASGOW STAKES. Trapeze Lord Waldegrave LOTTERY STAKES. Garotter Loafer .. 3 Ostentation Five ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Oldminster Strafford EBOB, ST. LEGER Brindisi Ely receives 50 sous. Arrived—General Peel. TEMPLE GARDENS, The immense works in progress for the construction Of the Thames Embankment have for the present spoilt the appearance of the garden of the Inner Temple, and Mr Broome is compelled to bide his time to make such ;dig- -- - plays of flowers as the civic public are accustomed to 'ln this admirably kept and interesting place. Still this veteran London gardener perseveres as steadily as ever in his 7oca-' tion, and is looking forward hopefully to the time when,' by the completion of the embankment, there will be addettto the garden a large tract of land gained from the mud of the Thames by the science of engineering. , . jn the flower beds next the main walk, Mr Broome I m nages 0 secure four . successive crops of flowers, and to 4o this he is compelled to keep his stock of bedding pom p° es in pots' to the last moment, and then turn them out into the places where they are to flower. The crysanthe mums look well, considering the roasting weather to which they have been so long subjected, and which tells more against vegetation in London because of the constant de posit of soot on the leaves, to re)nove which occasioned showers are *ceded ; artificial watering, however carefully and vigorously performed, being far less effective for clean• ing the foliage than rain. That Mr Broome should have been enabled to exhibit, at a receut meeting of the Central Horticultural S.wiety, 24 trusses of roses grown in this gar- den speaks volurn;s, both for the management and the capabilities of a garden situated in the very heart of the city of London. It is well known that there are some flee trees in the garden, and it is commonly believed that the foul coal smoke to which they are exposed is slowly but surely killing them. The simple truth of the matter is that they are suffering but little from smoke, and yet some of them are in a bad state, and appear as if they would never re cover. Mr Broome explains their condition to be the re sult of cold currents of air. Neat the river frontage is a large structure called Paper-building, and on the side of this structure next the river is a row of limes. These limes are in perfect health, quite green where they have the shelter of the building but those at each end, which are exposed to the draughts which come across the garden by the side of the building, are very severely killed back, and greatly disfigured with dead wood. At some distance from these buildings the line which the destructive current takes can be marked out by the appearance of other trees, and in one case a young plane is very much cut up, though a simi lar plane close by, which enjoys some amount of shelter, is as fresh and vigorous as any tree of the same size to be found anywhete in the country. Any observer curious in such matters is advised to observe the row of limes skirting the eastern side of the garden, and which eerminates near the river bank, These trees regularly decrease in size as they approach the tiver, though they are all of the same age, and, as regards soil and the care bestowed upon them, enjoy equal advantages. No doubt these are also subject to draughts, which sweep along the course of the river, and turn round into the garden as soon as they reach the open ing, and spend their energies on the trees they first meet, and are successively softened in passing from tree to tree, until at last those furthest removed from the river are the least affected. If it be asked, Why should cold currents of air produce such marked effects, when in open ccuntry dis tricts, where the mean temperature is much lower than at the Temple, trees escape altogether, even in very trying seasons ? It can only be said that it is easier to frame an hypothesis than to explain a fact which.is obvious to all. But probably trees so situated do not ripen their wood so perfectly as trees of the same kind in the country, and so are less capable of withstanding the Effects of cold winds in spring. It may be, too, that they begin to grow earlier in the year, owing to the abundance of ammonia in the atmos phere, and, during the prevalence of westerly winds, the higher temperature to which they are subjected; whereas, in the country, trees are very often " kept back" till they can grow in earnest without risk of injury. The superiority of plane, Plateaus accrifolia, as a town tree, is strikingly exemplified het e. There are several beau tiful examples, with noble heads, and a fresh, abundant leafage; in fact, with the exception of one or two which suffer from draughts, they are at the present time the hand somest trees iu the garden, and delight the eye with their fine forms and lively verdure. Another of the trees that thrives here is the Wych elm. It is not remarkable for beauty in a small state, but contributes by its dark hue to make an agreeable contrast with limes and planes. The Wych elm has not been at all affected by the causes which have injured other trees; all the specimelas are healthy and vigorous, and have this season made shoots a foot in length. In the small garden of the Middle Temple all the porn pones have long been planted out, and look very promising. The border appropriated to the large-flowering kinds also, promises well, the plants being neatly trained, and me, t of them are four or five feet high. To compensate for the general dulness of chrysanthemums at this time of year, Mr Dale grows numerous annuals in the borders ; and in the beds on the turf, common blue larkspurs are used inabundanc©. abundance. These peep up above the foliage of the p orn .. p o nes, and make a very pleasing efftct,—Gardeners' W ee k ly Nagafine, SHIPPING -THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 24. Wind at noon, 151,W,, strong breeze, an d cloudy. CLYDE, Aug. 23.—Arrived—Cuban, from Matanzas. Sailed—Marchmont, for Quebec. SAIELDS, Aug. 23.—Arrived—Mar, from Boston— Adolphus, from Bilboa. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRATII) GRAVESEND, W ednesday Morning, Arrived, Aug. 23—Omar Pasha, from Kragce. Arrived, Aug, 24—Gebrorders Visser, from Amsterdam. Sailed, Aug. 24—Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk — Belgium, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesda3 , Morning. Passed—Murillo, screw steamer, from Seville— Latona, screw steamer, from Palermo—Melton Chaytor, scrcw steamer, from the West—all for .14widon—Ballarat, from London, for Wellington. Anchored—Pelham, from the Wrest for the North. MR. JUSTICE IVILLiAms.—We hear that Mr. Justice Williams still continues seriously ill at Exeter. AGCRAYATED ASSAULTS ON WOMEN.—Accorci ing to an official document lately printed, there were last year 13,147 asssults on women committed in England and Wales, for which the parties were charged before the magis- trates. ,In consequence of Garibaldi's resignation of the office of Grand Master of the Italian Freemasons, all the lodges of his jurisdiction have been convoked for the 15th September, ti elect his successor. It is said that their c h o i ce will most probably fall on M. Moruadi. 100}